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Even though I am headed to Kyoto on Friday, I still
took an extra day off from work today so I could squeeze
in a trip to Hakone.
And after taking a look at my pictures when I arrived
back home this evening I can see it was time well spent.
I didn't have that great of a day though. It started
off good, but I made the mistake of having a 500ml beer
with my lunch (Ramen of course). While this in itself
is not anything bad, the fact that I was focused so
much on taking photos that I neglected to keep myself
properly hydrated meant that about an hour after eating
lunch one hum-dinger of a headache crept up on me and
pretty much stayed with me all day.
Even though I tried my best to drink as much water
as possible after getting he headache, it still took
about 4-5 hours before it started to subside.
I fealt so bad in fact that as soon as I got home I
popped a couple of Excedrin and took a nap. After sleeping
for about an hour I fealt good enough to get up and
take a shower.
Now that I feel somewhat human again I am pecking away
here providing you all with an update.
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Like I said above, Friday morning I am off to Kyto
for 5 days. Earlier this evening I picked up my Shinkansen
tickets in Odawara, on my way home from Hakone.
While getting ready to leave Odawara station I came
upon an older Western (Australian it turned out) couple
that looked a bit lost. I asked them if they needed
any help and they both were very releived to finally
find someone who was a native English speaker. They
wanted to know which train to take in order to get back
to the station where their hotel was located. It was
a simple enough matter for me to ask someone if the
train they were trying to board would stop at their
station.
My good dead for the day I guess.
They had talked to a person that worked at Odawara
station, but even though that person spoke some English,
I guess their Japanese accept was still thick enough
to make it hard for them to understand.
Japanese accented English really is it's own sort of
language.
Speaking "Katakana" I call it.
Let me explain.
It is when you say an English word in a Japanese way.
Such as saying "Beeru", instead of Beer. Or
"Makudonarudo" instead of McDonalds. That
kind of thing. It sounds a little corny at first, but
once you master it you are able to get along quite well
here.
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I'm not sure if I will have a chance to provide another
update before leaving fro Kyoto. It's Turkey Day here
tomorrow and I'll be busy cooking a big 18 pound bird
and having a bunch of friends over. (I am lazy though
and only cook the Turkey. Junko does the rest.)
So most likely the next update will be when I return.
Probably on December 1st since I will be arriving back
home very late on the 30th. (Wanted to grab one last
evening in Gion before catching the Shinkansen back.)
See you all again soon, and get ready for a whole new
avalanche of Kyoto pictures! (I know Heather is ready...^_^)
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In a cool coincidence of scheduling, Dave, a long time
viewer and poster here at Sushicam, is also in Kyoto
at this time. So Dave, if you are reading this, I should
be arriving at Kyoto station around 10:30 a.m. this
Friday. I'll be putting my luggage in a locker at the
train station and will be ready to hit the temples and
shrines as soon as I get there. I'll pick up my luggage
when it is time for me to check into my Ryokan. Let
me know when/where you would like to meet. (I'll send
you an e-mail as well, just in case you are not reading
the updates while on vacation)
--
Those who enter this months Sushicam
Prints Raffle while I am in Kyoto will not see their
names added to the list until after I return. Sorry
for the dealy, but I'll be too busy soaking up all the
sites, doing my best to capture the essence of the place
for you all to enjoy. And who knows, maybe some of the
photos I take there this time will end up being some
of the ones that people choose as their prizes for winning
the raffle.
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